It looks like T-Mobile just can't stop the good Android news from flowing. Word on the street is there's a new Samsung phone in the pipeline for T-Mobile, codenamed "Hercules," which might be the Infuse 4G's stronger, faster cousin.

Details aren't scant even though this one won't be released for a while (we're talking mid-August), but this is what's currently listed:

4.5-inch Super AMOLED plus display at 480x800

Android 2.3

NFC

T-Mobile's new 42Mbps HSPA + data speed

TMo's 1700MHz band for 3G, plus AT&T's 850MHz and 1900MHz bands, in case the merger goes through

A 1.2GHz Qualcomm APQ8060 processor -- fast, fast, fast

8MP rear camera

MHL adapter for HDMI out. Booo.

So it's a souped up Infuse 4G? And judging by our recent review of the Infuse, that's certainly saying something. What's everyone think? Is this T-Mobile's next superphone? At any rate, if it's packing hardware like that, it's bound to be a strong contender.

If those are the real specs T-Mobile will have a very big seller on their hands. This is the kind of hardware that the consumer who wants to stay with T-Mobile to the very end wants to buy. They can stay with the best Network and not worry about this supposed buy out if it does go thru. Waste not want not, I would gamble that this phone will out sell all other Android or any other phone in T-Mobile's inventory. Great job T-Mobile. That will be my next phone after the HTC.

According to AnandTech it is the same processor as the MSM8x60 series, but APQ doesn't have a modem. So it would surprise me that Samsung would put a APQ8060 in a smartphone. I mean you can always attach a modem to it (a-la HTC ThunderBolt's LTE) but that is not always the best approach (a-la HTC ThunderBolt's battery life).

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